- Joy of Censorship
- Joy of CensorshipIn The Joy of Censorship, his nationally acclaimed program which he’s performed in 42 states, MAD Magazine Senior Editor Joe Raiola reflects on the day’s most hotly debated first amendment issues with great insight and humor.
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- “JOY” MapIs your state a “Raiola State?” See the official Joy of Censorship Map to find out.
- Joe’s Finger CensoredIt happened in Kansas, where else? You can’t make this stuff up.
- Your Favorite Hits, Banned After 9/11Listen to a montage of songs from Clear Channel’s infamous list.
- American Heretic
- American Heretic“My goal is to tear false things down,” says Joe Raiola about his new solo show, American Heretic. “So God and country seemed like a good place to start.”
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- Iowa Public Radio: An American Heretic in Iowa“American Heretic,” a show full of edgy, outspoken material, will leave an Iowa City audience questioning the roots of their religions.
- Annual John Lennon Tribute
- Annual John Lennon TributeJoe Raiola is the producer and driving creative force behind Theatre Within’s Annual John Lennon Tribute. Last year’s 30th annual milestone event with Jackson Browne, Patti Smith and Cyndi Lauper generated international press and was a sell-out at New York’s legendary Beacon Theatre.
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- John Lennon Remembered, On His 70th Birthday, Through 30 Years Of Tributes
- Jackson Browne, Patti Smith, Others Celebrate Lennon
- Lauper, Browne Headline Rousing Lennon Tribute
- A Bigger, Bolder Lennon Tribute
- Imagine All The People Living Life In Peace
- A Tribute to John Lennon Keeps to Its Quixotic Path
- Keeping Lennon’s Primal Legacy
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The Seattle Times
MAD Man Gets Mad About Gag Mentality
“The Joy of Censorship” sounds like the kind of pamphlet Orwell’s Winston Smith could have written, cheerfully and without irony.
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The Register-Guard
Oh, yeah? Zip this!
A Mad Magazine editor brings his one-man show about free speech to Eugene.
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Salt Lake City Weekly
Repeat Offender
Joe Raiola laughs at attacks of free speech in The Joy of Censorship.
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Washburn University/The Review
MAD editor speaks on censorship
As a young boy, using the f-word saved and changed the life of comedian Joe Raiola.
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